BLADDER CANCER: 'EXCITING' DRUG BREAKTHROUGH (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Sunday, November 30, 2014, 13:22

A drug which makes a wide range of cancers more vulnerable to the body's immune system is "exciting" and may mark a new era, say doctors.

It strips cancer cells of the "camouflage" they use to evade attack by the immune system.

In the most detailed study, published in Nature, some patients completely recovered from terminal bladder cancer.

Cancer Research UK said the field of immunotherapy was delivering "a lot of very exciting results".

The immune system is in delicate balance with some chemicals in the body encouraging a strong vigorous response, while others try to dampen it down.

Tumours can hijack this system to hide from the immune system.

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